Team Agreement Template for AI-Assisted Development
A concise team agreement that defines expectations, review standards, and accountability for AI-assisted coding.
February 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Why a team agreement matters
Tooling rules define outputs. Team agreements define behavior and responsibility.
Core agreement clauses
- AI suggestions are drafts until reviewed
- Engineers own correctness and security
- Risky changes require explicit human rationale
- Tests are required for business logic changes
Collaboration norms
- Keep prompts and assumptions visible in PR context
- Flag uncertain AI-generated code early
- Prefer incremental changes over broad rewrites
Lightweight enforcement
Integrate the agreement into PR templates and onboarding docs. Keep it one page so it stays read and used.
Expected outcome
Teams move faster with fewer trust issues because quality and accountability are explicit.